A Florida father is mourning the devastating loss of his wife and two-year-old daughter after a lightning strike killed them as the family tried to escape a sudden thunderstorm in Margate, Florida.
Kameron Glasgow was only a few feet away when lightning struck his wife, 31-year-old Kenya Glasgow, and their two-year-old daughter, Kennedi Rose Glasgow, on Sunday, August 23, 2026.
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Family Was Trying to Escape the Storm
The Glasgow family had arrived at a relative’s home in Margate for a family gathering when the weather suddenly deteriorated.
As heavy rain began falling, the family moved quickly to get inside. Kameron said the decision was simple: they wanted to get the children out of the rain and into the house.
But before they could reach safety, lightning struck.
Kenya and Kennedi were found on the sidewalk after the strike. Emergency responders arrived and immediately began lifesaving efforts, including CPR, before the mother and child were transported to separate hospitals.
Both were later pronounced dead.
Father Felt the Shock From the Ground
Kameron survived the incident but said he felt the electrical charge from the lightning through the ground.
The father, visibly overcome with emotion while speaking about the tragedy, described turning around and seeing his wife and daughter after the strike as one of the worst experiences of his life.
His other two-year-old daughter, Kennedi’s twin sister Kensli, was still inside the vehicle when the lightning struck.
That has left Kameron facing the painful task of helping his surviving daughter grow up without her mother and twin sister.
‘I Just Lost My Best Friend’
In a tribute shared after the tragedy, Kameron described Kenya as his best friend and a woman who always put other people before herself.
He also remembered their young daughter as a lively child with a strong personality and a love for music.
The family had reportedly been together for years, with Kameron and Kenya having met during their school years. They were due to mark their fourth wedding anniversary later this year.
For Kameron, the loss is not only that of his wife but also of the daughter he described as his surviving child’s closest companion.
A Family Changed in Seconds
The tragedy has drawn attention to the dangers of lightning during severe thunderstorms, particularly in Florida, where thunderstorms and lightning are common during the summer months.
Margate police and fire rescue personnel responded to the scene after receiving reports of people struck by lightning. Authorities expressed their condolences to the family as the community came to terms with the deaths.
For Kameron, however, the focus now is on surviving the grief and caring for Kensli.
He has acknowledged that the road ahead will be extremely difficult, but said he has to keep going for his surviving daughter.
In the space of a few seconds, a family preparing to walk into a relative’s home was torn apart. Kameron is now left to preserve the memories of the wife and daughter he lost while helping his remaining child understand a loss she is still too young to comprehend.
GhanaMedia.net extends its condolences to the Glasgow family and everyone affected by this heartbreaking tragedy.
In today’s rapidly evolving financial ecosystem, financial inclusion can no longer be measured simply by the number of people who own bank accounts. Across the world, and particularly in emerging economies such as Ghana, the conversation has shifted towards ensuring that individuals and businesses have meaningful access to financial services that improve their lives, support their ambitions and enable them to participate fully in economic growth.
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This reality calls for a strategic, innovation-driven approach to financial inclusion — one that responds to the complexities of modern life and addresses the unique challenges faced by underserved communities.
The New Face of Financial Inclusion
Ghana has made significant progress in expanding access to financial services over the past decade. The growth of mobile money, digital payments and fintech solutions has transformed how millions of people save, transfer money and conduct business.
Yet, despite these gains, a significant portion of the population remains underserved by formal financial systems. Geographic barriers, affordability challenges, varying levels of digital literacy and trust concerns continue to limit participation, particularly among rural communities, informal-sector workers and small-business owners.
Addressing these challenges requires more than replicating traditional banking models. The future of financial inclusion lies in building intelligent and inclusive systems that meet people where they are.
Agent banking networks, mobile-first platforms, digital wallets, artificial intelligence-driven customer solutions and community-based financial tools all offer opportunities to bridge longstanding gaps in access.
Ghana’s fintech ecosystem has already demonstrated how technology can help overcome traditional infrastructure constraints. Mobile money and USSD-based services, for example, have brought financial services closer to millions of people who may never have visited a bank branch.
However, technology alone will not deliver sustainable inclusion. The next phase requires a strategic vision that combines innovation with trust-building, financial education and a deep understanding of local realities.
Why Innovation Must Be Strategic
Innovation is most effective when it is purposeful. The kind of innovation Ghana needs must be grounded in context and designed around the everyday experiences of the people it seeks to serve.
Financial products and services should reflect local economic patterns, cultural behaviours and the practical challenges individuals and businesses face.
This means moving beyond one-size-fits-all solutions. A savings product designed for a farmer, for instance, should align with seasonal crop cycles and income patterns.
Financing solutions for students could be structured to support educational achievement and long-term financial responsibility. Digital platforms can be designed to simplify access while providing users with greater transparency and control over their finances.
These are not distant possibilities. They are practical innovations that can be developed and scaled through collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies, regulators, educators and community leaders.
Access Must Be Matched With Financial Literacy
Equally important is the recognition that access alone does not constitute inclusion. True financial inclusion empowers people to make informed and confident financial decisions.
This requires sustained investment in financial literacy, not only through formal education systems but also through community engagement initiatives that help individuals understand and navigate financial products and services.
A customer may have access to a digital wallet or bank account, but meaningful inclusion requires that the customer understands how to use the service, recognises its costs and benefits, and can make informed decisions about saving, borrowing and investing.
Trust as the Invisible Currency
Trust remains a critical factor in determining whether people adopt financial solutions. Consumers are more likely to use financial services when they understand them, see their value and believe that the institutions behind them have their interests at heart.
Building that trust requires transparency, consistent customer engagement and mechanisms that allow customers to provide feedback and influence the development of the products they use.
In many ways, trust remains the invisible currency that underpins successful financial inclusion.
Beyond Access: Building Financial Confidence
Looking ahead, Ghana’s economic resilience will depend significantly on how effectively it brings more people into the formal financial system.
This requires banks to evolve beyond their traditional roles and become centres of innovation that continuously develop solutions for emerging needs.
It also requires fintech companies to scale responsibly and inclusively, supported by enabling regulation and strong partnerships across the financial ecosystem.
Most importantly, Ghana must invest in young people — not only as users of financial services but also as creators of the next generation of financial solutions.
Their ideas, digital fluency and entrepreneurial spirit will play a critical role in shaping the future of banking and financial access.
Financial Inclusion as a National Development Strategy
Financial inclusion should no longer be viewed simply as an outreach initiative or a social obligation. It is a strategic imperative for national development.
By unlocking greater participation in savings, investment, entrepreneurship and commerce, inclusive finance can help drive productivity and shared prosperity across every sector of the Ghanaian economy.
For Ghana, the opportunity lies in building a financial ecosystem where technology, traditional banking, fintech innovation, regulation and financial education work together rather than in isolation.
The objective should not merely be to put more people into the financial system. It should be to ensure that people can participate confidently, affordably and meaningfully once they are there.
Inclusion must be strategic, and strategy must be inclusive. That is how Ghana can build a financial system that leaves no one behind.
Every exporter or importer who has waited days for a payment to clear or watched a shipment’s margin shrink because of currency conversion understands a reality that policy documents rarely capture: trade does not fail only at the border.
Sometimes, it fails in the payment.
Goods can move freely across a continent, but if the money behind them takes a week and passes through several intermediaries before arriving, that freedom means little.
Kate Agamah, Head, Transaction Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, Stanbic Bank Ghana.
This is one of the less visible challenges Ghana’s next phase of trade growth must address, and it is why two systems with relatively unglamorous acronyms — CIPS and PAPSS — deserve greater attention in corporate boardrooms and among businesses seeking to expand beyond Ghana.
The Cost of Doing Business Across Borders
For years, Ghanaian businesses engaged in international trade have relied heavily on correspondent banking networks — chains of intermediary banks that help route payments between different banking and currency systems.
In many cases, transactions involving countries that do not share a direct payment relationship can ultimately be settled through major international currencies such as the US dollar. Each additional link in that chain can introduce cost, delay and uncertainty.
Payments may take days to clear, exchange-rate movements can affect transaction margins, and businesses may have limited visibility into where their funds are during the settlement process.
For large corporations with dedicated treasury teams, such friction can often be managed. For small and medium-sized enterprises, however, the consequences can be considerably greater.
SMEs form an important part of Ghana’s business and export ecosystem, but many lack the financial resources to absorb prolonged settlement delays, manage currency risks or withstand unnecessary transaction costs.
For such businesses, payment efficiency can determine whether an international contract remains commercially viable or whether a competitor offering a faster and cheaper transaction process wins the opportunity.
Intra-African trade has faced similar challenges. Even transactions between neighbouring African countries have sometimes involved multiple currency conversions and external correspondent banks, adding complexity and cost to payments that should ideally be straightforward.
Two Systems, Different Jobs
PAPSS, the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System, and CIPS, China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System, address different parts of the cross-border payments challenge.
PAPSS is designed to facilitate cross-border payments across participating African markets, including transactions that can be settled in African currencies. By reducing the need for multiple currency conversions and correspondent banking intermediaries, the system has the potential to make intra-African commerce faster, more transparent and more cost-efficient.
CIPS operates on a different corridor. It provides infrastructure for cross-border transactions involving the Chinese yuan, creating a more direct channel for businesses and financial institutions conducting Renminbi-denominated transactions with Chinese counterparts.
That is particularly relevant to Ghana given the scale and importance of its commercial relationship with China.
Used strategically, the two systems do not necessarily compete. They can complement each other.
PAPSS can strengthen Ghana’s financial connections within Africa, while CIPS can deepen its payment links with China and the wider Asian market. Together, they offer businesses greater choice in how they move money across different trading corridors.
Turning Policy Into Practice
The African Continental Free Trade Area promises a single African market of more than a billion people. But a market becomes genuinely useful to businesses only when the financial infrastructure supporting trade is efficient enough to allow transactions to happen at scale.
PAPSS is an important part of that infrastructure.
Ghana’s position is particularly significant because the country hosts the AfCFTA Secretariat and has been among the markets involved in the development and rollout of the continental payment system.
The potential beneficiaries extend well beyond large corporations.
For smaller importers and exporters, payment costs can consume a disproportionate share of transaction value, while delayed settlement can tie up working capital that could otherwise be used to purchase stock, pay workers or expand operations.
Faster, cheaper and more transparent payment channels could give such businesses greater room to compete in markets that were previously difficult or expensive to access.
That could include a manufacturer sourcing raw materials from another African country, an agribusiness reaching new export markets, a mining company settling with an international partner, or a digital services business delivering its work across borders.
The sectors most exposed to international commerce are therefore likely to be among those with the most to gain from improvements in payment infrastructure.
What Still Needs to Change
Payment technology alone will not transform Ghana’s trade environment.
Businesses must understand how these systems work and how they can be incorporated into their existing financial and trade operations.
That requires boards and management teams to view payment infrastructure as a strategic tool for growth rather than simply a back-office banking function.
It also requires stronger treasury capabilities, digital literacy and financial planning among businesses, particularly SMEs.
Regulators, banks, fintech companies and trade organisations all have a role to play in closing this knowledge and implementation gap.
Banks, in particular, can help by educating customers, supporting onboarding, providing appropriate trade-finance solutions and helping businesses navigate the compliance, foreign-exchange and operational requirements associated with new payment channels.
Interoperability between banking platforms and regional payment networks will also be crucial. At the same time, cybersecurity, fraud prevention and anti-money-laundering controls must remain central as the infrastructure expands.
Ghana’s Next Chapter
Ghana occupies a strategically important position in Africa’s evolving trade and financial landscape. The country hosts the AfCFTA Secretariat, has been an early participant in PAPSS and has access to payment infrastructure connecting it to the Chinese financial system.
The opportunity now is to translate that strategic position into practical benefits for Ghanaian businesses.
If payment infrastructure continues to develop alongside trade policy, Ghana could become better positioned to trade competitively across Africa, settle more efficiently with major Asian partners and attract regional treasury, financial and headquarters functions.
But infrastructure is only valuable when businesses are equipped to use it.
Trade agreements open the doors. Efficient payment systems help businesses walk through them.
Ghana has an opportunity to strengthen its position at the centre of Africa’s emerging trade ecosystem. The next step is ensuring that its businesses — particularly its SMEs — have the knowledge, banking support and digital capability to take full advantage of that opportunity.
Young Ghanaian content creator Abena Little is gaining fresh attention after being featured in promotional videos for award-winning rapper Amerado’s upcoming song, “Sika Mframa Bebor.”
The song is scheduled for release on August 28, 2026, and Abena Little’s appearance in the promotional campaign has further placed the rising creator in the spotlight as anticipation builds around the new release.
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Abena, who is based in Mankessim in Ghana’s Central Region, has steadily attracted attention online through her personality, creativity and engaging social media content.
Her involvement in the promotional videos gives her another opportunity to connect with a wider audience while contributing to the publicity surrounding Amerado’s latest musical project.
Abena is active on social media under the name Abena Little (@abenalittle25), where she continues to build her presence as a young Ghanaian digital creator.
The collaboration comes at a time when Ghanaian musicians are increasingly working with content creators to generate anticipation for new music and connect releases with audiences across social media platforms.
Amerado has also been actively building anticipation for the upcoming release, with promotional content for “Sika Mframa Bebor” appearing ahead of the August 28 launch.
For Abena Little, the feature represents another notable step in her growing journey in Ghana’s digital entertainment space. Her appearance alongside Amerado is expected to expose her work to an even broader audience as interest in the song continues to build.
As the release date approaches, fans and social media users will be watching closely to see how “Sika Mframa Bebor” performs following its official release.
Abena Little’s growing visibility also highlights the expanding role of Ghanaian content creators in music promotion, where their creativity and online influence are increasingly becoming an important part of how new songs reach audiences.
A complaint by Ghanaian tech creator and GhanaMedia.net anchor publisher Enoch Ansong, popularly known as AiWithEnoch, has drawn attention to growing concerns over mobile data consumption and customer support on MTN Ghana.
In a video shared on social media, Ansong expressed frustration after what he said was a discussion with MTN Ghana’s customer-support team regarding his data usage.
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According to Ansong, MTN’s records indicated that he had used approximately 400GB of data within 14 days — a figure he appeared surprised and concerned about.
“MTN Ghana is trying to gaslight me that I have finished 400 gig in 14 days,” Ansong said in the video, asking viewers to tell him whether the situation was a prank.
The complaint has since raised questions about how customers can independently verify their data consumption and what information network operators provide when subscribers dispute unusually high usage.
A concern beyond one customer
While Ansong’s experience is an individual complaint and MTN Ghana has not, at the time of publication, publicly confirmed his specific case, the issue touches on a wider frustration among some Ghanaian mobile users over data depletion and difficulties getting satisfactory explanations when they believe their bundles are being consumed unusually quickly.
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has previously directed mobile network operators to address challenges relating to data-bundle allocations and encouraged consumers to report anomalies with their mobile-data services to their network providers.
The regulator also maintains that consumers have the right to complain when they are dissatisfied with a telecom service. Customers are expected to first report the matter to their service provider and, if the issue is not satisfactorily resolved, escalate it to the NCA.
Why the complaint matters
For heavy internet users, particularly content creators, developers, businesses and digital professionals, hundreds of gigabytes of mobile data can represent a significant financial and operational cost.
A customer who believes that data has been consumed incorrectly would reasonably want access to a clear breakdown showing when and how the data was used.
Ansong’s public complaint is therefore likely to generate further discussion among MTN subscribers who have experienced similar concerns but may not have publicly spoken about them.
His decision to document the experience has also given other customers an opportunity to compare their own experiences and demand clearer answers from service providers.
MTN Ghana yet to publicly respond to the specific allegation
GhanaMedia.net has not found a public response from MTN Ghana specifically addressing Ansong’s allegation at the time of publication.
The matter therefore remains an unresolved customer complaint, rather than evidence that MTN Ghana incorrectly deducted 400GB from his account.
GhanaMedia.net will update this story if MTN Ghana provides an official explanation or response.
For consumers who believe their telecom complaints have not been satisfactorily resolved, the NCA provides a formal complaints process, including an online complaints portal and escalation channels.
GhanaMedia.net will continue to monitor the issue as the conversation develops.
Zoomlion Ghana Limited has commenced a week-long disinfection and disinfestation exercise across all 15 municipalities and districts in the Upper East Region as part of proactive measures to minimise the risk of disease outbreaks during the peak rainy season.
The exercise targets public spaces and sanitation facilities considered potential breeding grounds for disease vectors and disease-causing pathogens. These include public toilets, markets, schools, health facilities, communal waste container sites, dumping grounds and drainage systems.
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The intervention forms part of a broader nationwide programme being implemented by Zoomlion in collaboration with Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs). It follows recent flooding in parts of southern Ghana and is intended to strengthen environmental sanitation and disease-prevention measures during the rainy season.
As part of its corporate social responsibility, Zoomlion is undertaking the disinfection and disinfestation exercise at no cost to beneficiary communities.
Speaking during the exercise, the Upper East Regional Manager of Zoomlion, Mr Kojo Njabore Upon, explained that although the Upper East Region was not directly affected by the recent flooding in southern Ghana, prevailing rainy-season conditions made preventive intervention necessary.
According to him, rainfall and runoff can carry contaminants from areas affected by open defecation, indiscriminate waste disposal and other unsanitary practices into drains, watercourses and public spaces. Such conditions could increase the risk of disease transmission, including cholera, particularly in communities where environmental sanitation standards are poor.
He said the intervention was therefore designed to treat high-risk locations where pathogens and disease vectors could thrive, helping to reduce potential public health risks.
Mr Upon clarified that the ongoing intervention was specifically focused on disinfection and disinfestation and did not constitute a general refuse-collection exercise. He noted, however, that waste evacuation and clearing could be undertaken in selected communities under separate sanitation programmes where necessary.
He further called on residents to participate actively in the National Sanitation Day and assume greater responsibility for keeping their homes, businesses and communities clean.
“Sanitation is not an event; it is continuous,” Mr Upon stressed, explaining that periodic disinfection and disinfestation alone cannot provide lasting solutions where waste, debris and other insanitary conditions are allowed to persist.
He encouraged households, traders and businesses to store waste properly and engage authorised waste management service providers to ensure regular collection and disposal at designated sites.
Residents, he added, should regard proper waste management as an investment in their own health, since preventable diseases can result in substantial medical expenses, loss of productive time and reduced household income.
The Upper East Regional Environmental and Sanitation Officer, Mr Charles Yinbil Awuni, welcomed the exercise and described it as a timely intervention, particularly during the rainy season.
He appealed to residents to complement the exercise by maintaining clean surroundings, avoiding indiscriminate waste disposal and adopting responsible sanitation practices.
The week-long exercise is expected to improve environmental sanitation conditions and help reduce potential disease risks across the Upper East Region.
Beyond the immediate intervention, Zoomlion is encouraging residents to embrace cleanliness and responsible waste management as continuous responsibilities essential to protecting public health and building cleaner, healthier and more resilient communities.
Proforest has presented 22 motorbikes to the Ahafo Regional Forestry Commission to strengthen forest patrols, improve access to remote forest areas and support restoration activities across the Asunafo-Asutifi landscape.
The presentation was made under the Support for Forest Protection and Rehabilitation in the Asunafo-Asutifi Landscape project, implemented as part of the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme with support from Mondelēz International, Barry Callebaut and Sainsbury’s Supermarket.
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The project aims to rehabilitate approximately 450 hectares of severely degraded forest reserve areas, with particular focus on the Asutifi North Sub-Hotspot Intervention Area.
The newly presented motorbikes are expected to help field officers navigate difficult terrain, respond more quickly to illegal activities and monitor restoration sites more consistently.
Forest reserves in Ghana’s cocoa-producing landscapes continue to face pressure from degradation, encroachment and limited access for frontline officers. The support demonstrates how private-sector investment in cocoa sustainability can translate into practical action for forest protection, climate resilience and deforestation-free cocoa production.
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Speaking on the initiative, Abraham Baffoe, Global and Africa Director of Proforest, said the support would strengthen the Forestry Commission’s capacity to protect forest reserves and monitor restoration activities across the landscape.
“This support will enhance the Forestry Commission’s ability to protect forest reserves and monitor restoration activities across the landscape,” Mr Baffoe said.
He added that improving mobility for frontline officers would help strengthen day-to-day forest protection, safeguard restoration investments and advance practical action towards climate-resilient, deforestation-free cocoa landscapes.
The Ahafo Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission, Rev. Edward Opoku Antwi, welcomed the donation, describing the motorbikes as timely support for forest protection efforts in the region.
“These motorbikes come at a critical time for forest protection in the region,” Rev. Opoku Antwi said.
According to him, the motorbikes will enable officers to reach remote areas more quickly, improve surveillance of the reserves and support restoration activities taking place across the Asunafo-Asutifi landscape.
Supporting Forest Protection and Restoration
Proforest works with companies, governments and civil society partners to support responsible production and sourcing of agricultural commodities.
The Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme seeks to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation while promoting sustainable cocoa landscapes.
The Asunafo-Asutifi landscape is one of Ghana’s priority cocoa-forest landscapes for restoration and forest protection interventions.
The provision of the 22 motorbikes is expected to improve the operational capacity of forestry officers while supporting ongoing efforts to protect forest reserves, restore degraded areas and promote more sustainable cocoa production in the Ahafo Region.
A disturbing incident reportedly involving a woman and a baby in Accra has sparked concern after images circulating online appeared to show the woman stepping on the infant.
According to information accompanying the images, the incident occurred in Accra, although the exact location and circumstances surrounding the incident have not yet been independently established.
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The images show a woman in a public setting, while another image appears to capture a baby on the ground near her feet. A bystander is reportedly said to have intervened after witnessing the incident.
Details about what led to the alleged confrontation remain unclear. It is also not immediately known whether the woman and the baby were known to each other or what circumstances preceded the reported incident.
The disturbing images have generated reactions online, with members of the public expressing concern about the welfare of the child and calling for the circumstances surrounding the incident to be properly investigated.
At the time of publication, there was no independently verified information available on whether the police had formally taken up the matter or whether any arrest had been made.
GhanaMedia.net is unable to independently verify all the details circulating alongside the images and will continue to follow the development for confirmed information.
Ivorian artist and activist Laetitia Ky has transformed natural hair into an extraordinary medium for artistic expression, creating intricate sculptures that explore identity, womanhood, culture and social issues.
Based in Côte d’Ivoire, Ky has gained international recognition for turning her own hair, alongside extensions, wire and other materials, into elaborate three-dimensional sculptures. Her creations have ranged from animals and objects to symbolic representations of social and political issues.
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What began as an experiment with natural hair has grown into a distinctive artistic practice that has attracted a global audience and positioned Ky as one of Africa’s most recognisable contemporary hair artists.
From natural hair to artistic expression
Ky’s journey into hair sculpture was inspired in part by images of African women and their elaborate hairstyles from before colonisation. She became fascinated by the idea that hairstyles could communicate identity, status, culture and other aspects of a person’s life.
She began experimenting with her own hair and sharing the results online. The work quickly attracted attention, with audiences around the world responding to the creativity and symbolism behind her unusual designs.
Ky has explained that some of her sculptures can be completed relatively quickly, while more complicated pieces may require several hours of planning and construction.
Hair as a voice for social issues
For Ky, the sculptures are about more than visual creativity. Her work frequently addresses issues surrounding women’s rights, body autonomy, identity, beauty standards and the experiences of Black women.
Her artistic approach allows her to communicate messages without relying solely on conventional forms of activism. A sculpture can become both an artwork and a statement, with the hairstyle itself carrying the message.
In her TED Talk, Ky described how her relationship with her natural hair changed after years of using hair relaxers. Returning to natural hair eventually became part of a broader journey of self-acceptance and appreciation of her African identity.
An African story told through hair
Ky’s work also draws attention to the cultural significance of African hairstyles. Historically, hairstyles across different African societies could communicate information about identity, social position, marital status, religion and community.
By turning hair into sculpture, Ky brings elements of that cultural history into contemporary visual art while adding her own interpretations of modern social issues.
From viral creativity to international recognition
Her work has moved well beyond social media. Ky has exhibited internationally and has been featured by major global media platforms. She also delivered a TED Talk titled “Wild, intricate sculptures — made out of my hair”, introducing a wider audience to the ideas and creative process behind her work.
Her artistic journey demonstrates how an everyday element of personal identity can become a powerful creative medium.
For Ky, the hair is not simply something to style. It becomes a canvas, a sculpture and a language through which she can speak about African identity, beauty, womanhood and social change.
Her growing international audience continues to show the power of creative storytelling, proving that art can emerge from the most personal and unexpected places.
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A 35-year-old mason, identified as Charles Sedoh, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison with hard labour after being found guilty of defiling his two biological daughters.
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The sentence was handed down by the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) Court at the Ghana Police Headquarters in Accra, according to the information supplied to GhanaMedia.net.
The court, presided over by Her Honour Annette Sophia Essel, imposed the sentence after the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei, urged the court to issue a deterrent punishment.
The prosecution reportedly cited concerns over the increasing prevalence of defilement cases and urged the court to send a strong message against sexual offences involving children.
A lengthy prison sentence
Charles Sedoh was sentenced to 35 years in prison with hard labour following the proceedings.
The case involved his two biological daughters, making the offence particularly serious given the relationship between the accused and the victims.
GhanaMedia.net is withholding identifying details about the victims in accordance with responsible reporting practices concerning children involved in sexual offences.
The sentence adds to growing calls for stronger protection of children and firm enforcement of Ghana’s laws against sexual abuse.
Protecting children from abuse
Defilement is a serious criminal offence under Ghanaian law, and cases involving children require careful handling to protect victims from further trauma and exposure.
Parents, guardians, teachers and members of the public are encouraged to report suspected abuse to the appropriate authorities rather than attempting to resolve such cases privately.
GhanaMedia.net will continue to follow developments concerning child protection, sexual violence and the enforcement of laws designed to safeguard vulnerable children.
